Personal Reading Response The novel “The Hobbit‚” written by J.R.R Tolkien is about Bilbo Baggins‚ a normal Hobbit‚ who had never asked for an adventure until 13 dwarves and Gandalf The Wizard show up at his doorstep for tea. They want to use Bilbo as a thief for their quest to reclaim the treasure from the fearsome dragon‚ Smaug. Bilbo reluctantly joins the company of the dwarves as they set off on their journey to cross the Misty Mountains‚ which is troll and golbin country and the untamed wild
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like a father figure to Bilbo. The Hobbit was wrote by J. R. R. Tolkien. We first see Gandalf at the beginning of the story when he meets Bilbo at his hobbit hole. The first impression the story gives us about Gandalf is he is wise and every time he visits he tells adventourus stories. Gandalf is a old wise wizard‚ who isn’t interested in the gold the dwarves were looking for but to push Bilbo into a new life style. Gandalf’s role in the story is being a leader to the Bilbo and the other dwarves
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The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien The main character is Bilbo Baggins. He is a small little hobbit. He really likes adventures‚ but doesn’t like to show that he does. He is a quite person. He likes to have his privacy. Now Gandalf the big gray wizard is very tall and is The Hobbit is a book that shows that even the most unlikely person‚ or hobbit can turn out to be a real hero. In the book‚ Bilbo gets caught up in an adventure that will later change his life. In the beginning Bilbo Baggins ran into
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The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolken Bilbo Baggins is a hobbit‚ one of a race of short‚ timid creatures who live in cozy tunnels and who prefer to keep their lives ordered and predictable. One day‚ he unexpectedly finds himself playing host to Gandalf the wizard and thirteen dwarves. The dwarves‚ with Gandalf’s help‚ plan to travel to the Lonely Mountain to recover the treasure that a dragon named Smaug stole from their people long ago. Gandalf has selected Bilbo to be their burglar. The dwarves are not
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The Hobbit was originally published in September of 1937. When the book was first published‚ as a children’s novel‚ hopes for the book were not very high. The first print was only 1500 copies however‚ the novel has sold 100 million since. It brings up a very important question‚ what is the underlying reason the story has endured over generations of readers? Some people would argue it is the quest‚ or the journey. Other people argue that the idea of overcoming obstacles‚ loyalty‚ friendship‚ and courage
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equipped with named weapons and armor. Bilbo‚ lining up with this stereotype‚ acquires three pieces of equipment: the sword Sting‚ the Ring of Invisibility‚ and mithril chain mail once belonging to an elven prince. Bilbo obtains Sting as a reward when he manages to steal trolls’ treasure key. The theft of this key is a symbol of power because of Bilbo managing to get a hold of something out of reach to others. With the help of Sting and the Ring of Invisibility‚ Bilbo finally discovers the courage and
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Chapter 2- Roast Mutton 1. When Bilbo woke up in the morning and the dwarves were gone he was relieved that they had left without him but he was also a little up set that they had left a big mess that he would have to clean. Plus they didn’t even bother to wake him up and say thank you. Bilbo surprising felt a little disappointed for missing out on a great adventure. 2. Bilbo finds out that the dwarves are waiting for him when Gandalf shows up at his door and directs him to the letter under
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An Unexpected Hero Hobbits are exceptionally petite people that live for only for the joy of comfort. They do not go on adventures‚ take part in anything dangerous‚ and do not really enjoy activities outside the comfort of their homes‚ other than the occasional walk. In the book The Hobbit by J. R. R. Tolkien‚ Bilbo Baggins is no exception from the stereotypical hobbit. Bilbo is a fifty year old hobbit‚ who has turned out to be an exact replica of his father‚ Bungo Baggins. People considered
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Throughout The Hobbit there are several different themes. The main theme in The Hobbit is to “always face your fears”. Bilbo faces his fears many times during the adventure. That is the main theme because Bilbo and other hobbits are known to not like adventures‚ or do anything unusual. In the beginning‚ Bilbo was afraid to even go on the adventure‚ but by going on the adventure he faced many of his fears. He thinks about not doing many things during the adventure‚ but yet he faces his fears by doing
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The hobbit is a movie about a hobbit named Bilbo who was living peacefully in his hobbit hole until one day Gandalf the wizard shows up and brings all these dwarfs so that Bilbo could go on a adventure. But Bilbo didn’t want to leave his house and so he told them that he was not going to go but then changed his mind and went after them. The dwarf Thorin didn’t want BIlbo to come though because Bilbo wasn’t a burglar as Gandalf had told the dwarfs that he was. So he doubted Bilbo and thought that
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